The Kennel: Shopping Spree

Story by Arkham_Beast on SoFurry

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#3 of The Kennel

A bit of time skip in the memory here shows Ashton being more comfortable in this new lifestyle, despite the looming pressure, but he has Faust and his friends to help him through it.

This time around, Faust gives the beagle a taste of what it feels like to be spoiled. ;3


3 weeks ago

Ashton was with Ruckus in the living room of Faust's home wearing nothing but a t-shirt and tank top respectively as well as some briefs, playing a light-hearted party video game of sorts, both of their ears twitching as they heard the noises and sounds, Ruckus smirking knowingly while Ashton just blushed. "AH! FUCK ME, DADDY!" Ashton jumped and glanced back briefly, witnessing how Faust was practically shredding Sarge's ass, and that cry just now? He did not think that it was a sound that the pitbull was capable of letting out.

"That's it! You like this, doncha? Daddy claiming your ass, huh?" And there was Faust playing the Alpha Daddy for Sarge as he just *CLAPPAPSLAPPLAP* at that ass hard. Both of them naked, sweating over each other, with the pitbull pressed against the glass wall, giving the beagle a perfect view of the other canine's frame getting rocked in every good way, possible.

"Yep. Took me by surprise, too." Ashton practically whiplashed when Ruckus started speaking, Sarge and Faust still being hella loud behind them. "Didn't think that our big, gruff-looking Sarge could be such a slut in bed." He then leaned back in his seat, arms spread over the back of the couch, Ashton could see the very visible, twitching tent in his black and blue briefs. "Once you're ready, that will be you getting railed."

"AAHHHNN!!!" This time, both of them turned to the action behind them, their game forgotten at this point, just in time to see Sarge, hands-free, spraying the window with a very impressive load. "I came! Daddy I came!"

"I know, puppy. Can feel it back here!" Faust raised one hand and sent it crashing down on one cheek with a loud *SMACK*, earning a small, delighted howl from the pitbull, all while his pace was hard, fast, and steady, completely uninterrupted.

Ashton could see it in Faust's eyes, it was pretty visible to anyone as the wolf had pretty expressive eyes. His pupils shrunk down to small specks, almost swallowed by a sea of gold, that usually happens when he was really excited or aroused, his mouth spread in an almost sinister grin, all fangs on display, like a feral predator ready to pounce on his prey.

Then it came, pun not intended. "GGRRRAAAHHHHRRR!!!" Ashton was pretty sure that Faust's roar shook the windows of the entire house, the wolf thrust in a few more times into Sarge, actually forcing a couple more shots out of the pitbull, before laying his body over the other's, one hand hugging him by the midsection, while the other rubbed at his abs and chest, giving one plump pec a few squeezes and shakes as he placed kiss after small, soft kiss on the pitbull's cheeks, whispering some sweet things into his ear.

It was about a minute later that they dislodged, Faust leaving the pitbull to collect himself as he walked back in, making his way over to the couch. "Hey boys. Hope we didn't disturb your game." He said as he smoothed his hair back with one hand, drops of sweat slowly cascading down his muscles.

Ashton could clearly see the difference in Faust from just a few seconds ago, his eyes back to normal, his expression is back to that soft smile of his. Personally speaking, he loved both sides of the wolf. "We weren't really into the game to begin with, so no worries."

"Oh yeah, we were busy hearing you shredding ass like the fucking animal that you are~" Ruckus turned around and raised himself up on the couch. "Now when will it be my turn?"

"Patience, my little nugget. Patience~" Faust assured as he nuzzled their noses together for a few seconds. "Now, I need to grab a shower. One of you better check on Sarge before he passes out, yeah?" Then left to get cleaned up.

"I'll do it." Ashton stood up and went over to the kitchen island, grabbing a small bottle of water from the fridge before making his way to the pitbull, who was sitting with his back leaning on the glass wall, looking pretty out of it, totally dazed, he had to tap his shoulder with the bottle to get his attention. "Faust said to check on you. You okay?"

"Oh yeah, definitely." Even his voice was small and a bit short of breath, taking the bottle with a small 'Thanks', unscrewing the cap, and taking a long swing of it. "Man... that felt good..." He said it in an almost dreamy tone before placing the half-empty water bottle beside him before stretching himself with a satisfied groan.

"Can only imagine..." Ashton rubbed his neck a bit. "Is he always this... enthusiastic?"

"If the guy likes and wants it that way, then yeah. But he can be pretty soft and gentle if required." He let out a chuckle as he stood up, Ashton seeing plenty of the wolf's cum just gushing and leaking out of the pitbull and visibly trailing down his thighs. "As you can see, I was the former." He said with some pride in his voice.

"Yeah..." Again, Ashton just rubbed his neck bashfully.

"Who knows, maybe next time we'll get to perform together for, Daddy Faust~" Sarge gave him a small, suggestive wink before making his way over to the shower area of the pool. "You'll be required to do that sometime down the line, ya know!" He called out before turning on the water and let it wash over him.

Ashton had quite a few things to think about over the last few days he's been staying at Faust's place, almost a week now, to be exact. He, Ruckus, and Sarge taught him about a lot of things, about the club, the things they do there, his responsibilities should he be employed and the services he'd have to provide, they even watched him dance and he soared a bit in pride when he saw Faust's approving look that first day, despite being told that he might need to work on a few moves here and there.

He even got to meet some of the other employees who popped in every few days, most of them just wanted some alone time with 'Daddy/Alpha' Faust, but they did stay for a bit to meet the potential new co-worker, and everyone were pretty pleasant to talk to and be around. By far, the only one he had issues with was Clayton, or Clay, a huge samoyed/wolf hybrid who seemed to be always in a bad mood and who Ashton believed was pretty unsociable, the guy didn't even bother trying to get to know the beagle, so he just didn't bother either.

Ashton went back to the living room and resumed his game with Ruckus, soon joined by a still naked Sarge who just sat and watched, then a while later, Faust came in, wearing a shirt and suit pants. "Anyone up for some shopping?" He just tossed that out and both Sarge and Ruckus practically jumped out of their seats, really excited with their tails wagging like a pair of puppies. "That's two. Ashton?"

"Um... sure, I guess." That was a first. But it appears to be a common activity between Faust and his boys, judging boy how the other two reacted.

Faust just clapped his hands with a wide smile on his face. "Awesome! You boys get dressed and I'll meet you outside." He barely finished speaking when he and Ashton could only see the cloud trail of Sarge and Ruckus racing up to their shared room to change. "Those two, I swear to god. And you will get some special attention today, so be prepared." He nuzzled his nose with Ashton's, giving the beagle a small peck on the lips before heading out to grab a car.

Once dressed, they were out the door, Ruckus in a pink t-shirt and shorts, Sarge in a black tank top and sweatpants, Ashton also wearing a dark blue tank top with some writing in whacky fonts at the front and some long pants, but also had a jeans jacket on.

They piled up in one of Faust's many cars and they were off.

They rode in one of Faust's bigger cars, the roof pulled back as the wind blew over them as they drove, music blasting loudly as Ruckus and Sarge danced in the back seats, Ashton settling with just banging his head and shaking his shoulders. Faust just smiled at their antiques, pretty amused, but also happy that they were happy. They got a few disapproving looks and honks, some bystanders joined them in having a good time and dancing with the music, in general, it was a pretty pleasant drive.

They finally arrived at the shopping mall, Ashton's jaw dropping at the size of the place, feeling a tad bit intimidated. "Well... this'll be interesting..." He muttered under his breath.

"Well, come on, dude!" Ruckus gave Ashton a quick swat on the rear before racing ahead of the group.

The inside of the mall was just as big as the outside. Multiple floors of various shops, cafes, small restaurants, you name it, this place had it. Apparently, the place was called the Midas Palace, pretty clear with all the glittering and gold colors. "Wow..." Ashton was like a child visiting a new place, he didn't get to visit places like this back when he was living with his family.

"Alright, boys. Where to first?" Faust asked, but he had a knowing smile on his face.

"MAN-DALE!" Both Sarge and Ruckus practically screamed out, like a pair of children.

"Man-Dale?" Ashton asked with his head tilted to the side a bit.

Both pitbull and irish terrier let out a long, overly-dramatic gasp, then Ruckus got right into the beagle's face, their noses pressed firmly against one another. "You did not just say that, bro! Say it ain't true!" He hugged him tightly, their cheeks pressed together.

"Man-Dale is, like... the best place if you're looking for mens wear!" That was Sarge, being the other drama-queen in this bit. But then had a slightly naughty smile on his face. "And quite a few things extra, too, if you know what I mean~" He teasingly nudged at at Ashton's arm with an elbow.

"Wait... isn't Man-Dale that clothing brand that practically all of the celebrities and important people wear these days?" Ashton had a look of realization on his face. "I remember my older brother going gaga over that brand, all the time."

"Alright, alright. No more gossiping, we're here to shop, ladies." Faust clapped his hands to get their attention. "So, let's get to it, unless you wanna stand here all da-Oof!" He suddenly felt a heavy body bumping into him from behind and a pair of arms (trying to) coil around his midsection. "What the-?" He couldn't look back and was unable to reach behind him to grab at the individual.

"Guess who~" The new person said in a sing-song tone.

"Wha- Reggie, is that you?"

"Hi-yeee~" Out popped this bull terrier from behind the large wolf, wearing a wide smile on his face. His body all white, except with a few splotches of black and brown on his upper back, shoulder blades, and black spot over his right eye. He was wearing a white tank top with some anime's logo at the front, and a long-ish kilt that reached a bit below his knees. His choice of clothes pretty much put his body on display a bit, showing off his wide chest, thick, powerful arms and legs, as well as a very slight definition of his abs through his tank top. "Hey guys, hey daddy~" Reginald, or Reggie to the others, greeted them as he hugged Faust by his midsection from the side.

"Oh, hey guys!" Just then, a sixth joined the group. A tall samoyed with dark brown fur and black muzzle, chest, and abdomen, his body being pretty jacked and powerful looking, to the point that veins were just visible against some parts of his body even without him having to flex or even tense up his body. He was wearing a cyan-blue t-shirt that hugged his body, pretty tightly, and some short gym shorts that barely covered those muscular thighs of his.

"Reggie! Chi-Chi!" Ruckus practically glomped the other two in a tight hug each, while Sarge just gave them a fist-bump and bro-hug each.

"Ashie!" Reggie called out, pretty loudly as he grabbed Ashton in a tight hug and lifting him off the ground by a few inches.

"Hey, Reggie, Chi-Chi." Ashton practically connected with these two, almost instantly when they met. They had quite a few things in common, including their love for anime, tabletop games, especially tcgs and roleplaying games, shows, movies... okay, they had a LOT in common, so they clicked, just like that, from the very first meeting, more or less.

"What are you guys doing here?" Faust asked with his arm around Chi-Chi's shoulders.

Reggie replied with one arm around Ashton's midsection, one hand resting on his hip. "We came here to check a new shop that opened. But imagine our surprise when we saw you guys walking in."

"Where were you headed?" Charlie, or Chi-Chi asked, one hand blatantly and casually resting right on Faust's rear, just under his tail.

"Well, we were about to do some shopping of our own. Heading up to Man-Dale for our first stop." Hearing that, Reggie and Chi-Chi actually squealed with excitement. "Alright, guess we're adding two more to the list." Faust concluded with a chuckle as he started walking. "Well, come on. Won't get shit done standing at the door like this." The others soon followed, talking excitedly about their recent days and such.

When they arrived at the shop in question, Ashton instantly realized why the others had such a boner for the place, the shop had black, gold, and red as their brand's 'trademark' colors. High end products, almost fresh out of the tailor, smooth fabric, fashionable and extravagant designs, even the underwear was pretty fashionable.

But of course, with such high quality product, the prices are obviously through the roof. "I-I can't buy any of this. Couldn't even afford it even if I collected my allowance over a year, back home."

Faust just crossed his arms, one eyebrow raised, and giving the beagle the 'Are you serious?' look. "Ashton. Just grab it, check it out in the dressing rooms, if you like it then take over to the cashier. Do not worry about the price."

"But I can't let you pay for all of this, you're already doing so much for me, I don't wanna impose." Faust kept that look on his face, then pointed in a distance. Ashton looked over... and his ears jumped slightly as he saw Ruckus and Reggie, each already having a pile of clothes in their arms and heading over to the dressing rooms.

"Ash..." He gently held Ashton's face in one hand, by the chin. "Do not look at the prices. You see something you like, you grab it, check it in a dressing room, and head over to the cashier if you like it. I'm not gonna hear a beep out of you about this, ya hear?" He explained all the while with a gentle, soothing smile on his face.

Ashton blushed and gave a small smile of his own, he knew he was gonna get pampered since Faust made it clear that that's what was gonna happen, but this felt a bit too much, it was almost overwhelming. He relented and let out a small 'Alright' and began looking through the store for something to buy, while Faust sat by the benches in front of the dressing rooms, waiting for the others.

It was quite a while as everyone browsed through the store, going in and out of the dressing rooms, at times in nothing but flashy and/or suggestive underwear, blatantly parading and modeling their potential purchases for Faust who would give his opinion and suggestions of what they could get and/or in what colors, but that's what it all was, suggestions. It was slightly less than an hour from them coming into the store that they finally gathered the things they wanted to buy, Faust made the purchase, and some small talk with the cashier who was a young mouse girl. That was over and done with, they left the store with their purchases.

"Ashton..." The beagle tensed up a bit upon hearing Faust's disapproving tone.

He only had two, small bags, one in each hand, each holding maybe one or two items, each, while the others each carried somewhere between four and/or six bags, each. "I know, I know. But I swear, these are the only things that caught my eye." Faust wasn't buying it, if his expression was any indication, but he decided to let the subject drop.

"Alright then. Where to next?" Reggie and Chi-Chi each grabbed one of the wolf's arms and practically dragged him all the way to their initially planned destination. "Oh, of course." He wasn't really surprised when he saw what kind of shop it was.

Fantasiarama was a well-known branch that deals with multiple companies that make figurines, models, tabletop games, accessories, etc. So basically, a nerd's wet dream, as most would call it. But now Faust could see how excited Ashton was by being here, browsing in earnest this time, eyes glittering enthusiastically like a pair of freshly polished diamonds. But he caught him balking at some of the prices and had to remind the pup that he shouldn't worry about a cent.

"Oh my goood..." Ashton, Chi-Chi, and Reggie were gathered around the trading card isles, their eyes sparkling in awe and wonder as the beagle held a shiny pack in his hands. "This is the latest Dreams of Reality pack. I thought these were all sold out!"

Hearing that, one of the employees in the shop piped in from behind them. "Oh yeah, in mere days. But apparently the company loved the attention and hype that pack got, so they did a 'season 2' of sorts. But these are also pretty limited-edition. That box you have is the only one left."

"How much for the whole box?" Faust was suddenly in front of the guy, almost looming over him and blocking his light completely.

"T-th-The whole box... sir?" The guy was visibly shaking in his shoes, sweat streaming down the side of his face.

"That's what I said, isn't it?"

"L-L-Let me ring it here... just a sec."

"Faust!" Ashton whispered loudly as he pulled on the wolf's arm to get his attention. "These limited-edition cards are expensive per pack, the whole box would be astronomical!" Even Reggie and Chi-Chi nodded firmly in agreement, siding with the beagle on this one.

But Faust wasn't having any of it. "What did I say?" Ashton was about to retort, but he pinched his lips closed. "What did I say?"

Ashton slumped his shoulders in defeat and pulled his lips out of the wolf's fingers. "That I shouldn't worry about the price and to be prepared to be pampered. And that you'd do anything to keep your boys happy." He droned it out in a defeated tone, but couldn't help the small smile that was spreading on his face.

That made Faust smile, just as the cashier gave him the price, without a second thought, he told him to add the box, the WHOLE box, to the list of purchases that they'll be making. After that, they browsed for a bit longer, even Ruckus and Sarge, before making a few more, smaller, purchases. Once they were outside, Ashton suddenly grabbed Faust's shirt's collar and pulled him in for a kiss, keeping it going for about a minute or so before finally breaking. "What was that for?"

"No reason, just felt like doing it." He tried to downplay it, but he couldn't really hide the look of gratitude and affection in his eyes and face, not even when he gently hugged the wolf around the neck for a few seconds, his tail wagging almost at blurring speed.

They went through a few more shops, but most of their purchases were smaller items, Faust, Sarge, and Chi-Chi grabbing their stuff and making a trip to the car to dump it all in the trunk, which was pretty full by the end of it and the car's trunk had an impressive amount of space. Meanwhile, Ashton, Ruckus, and Reggie grabbed a table at the food court on the third floor, surrounded by various kinds of restaurants, mostly fast food joints, Ruckus standing in line to order for himself and the rest of the group, while Reggie and Ashton were talking.

"Damn, that must've been rough..." The bull terrier said with concern after hearing Ashton's story before meeting Faust.

"Yeah, but at least I had Ruckus and his dad at the time, so I was already in good hands. What about you?"

"Well..." Reggie blushed as he pulled out his phone... then pulled up a picture and showed it to Ashton. It had a bull terrier that looked almost like Reggie, but was pretty thin, like almost sickly so, goofily large glasses, and a very uncomfortable smile as he gave the camera a peace sign. "This was me... before meeting daddy Faust."

"No. Way..."

"Yes way, honey!" Then pulled up another picture, this one showed him with Faust in a gym, both of them pretty sweaty as they posed for the camera, both wearing tank tops and gym shorts. "This was a year after leaving my old, uneventful life behind and meeting Faust. The moment he came into my life, everything became better."

"Wow..." Even Ashton could see the glow-up, the transformation that Reggie went through between the two pictures. In the second one he looked a bit more full with a very small increase in muscle mass, his body filling his clothes nicely, nowhere near Faust's level, but he clearly looked way healthier and happier.

"Let's just say that... my life before that was... not something that I want to relive. I cut all ties I had to the former me and started this new life with the help of Faust." He looked a bit solemn for a second but then got his bright expression back. "Now, I got to meet such awesome people, experience things that I couldn't even dream of before." He looked around a couple of times, then leaned forward and whispered to Ashton. "And have the balls to do something like this~" He nodded down to slightly under the table, lifting his kilt a bit to reveal that he had been commando under the kilt the whole time. "The fabric feels good on my legs and junk." He admitted with a goofy, bashful look on his face.

"Oh... wow... Don't think I'd ever be that brave..." Ashton blushed and rubbed the back of his head, just as the other three came over and took a seat. "Welcome back." Just then, Ruckus came over with their food, as well. The rest of their time there was spent in the food court, just speaking about random stuff, although Reggie, Ashton, and Chi-Chi were too focused on their purchases from Fantasiarama, barely holding their excitement.

The trip back home was just as loud and upbeat as the trip, but with a bit more groping and homoerotic shenanigans between the four in the back, Reggie and Chi-Chi took a bus to the mall, Faust had to actually pull the roof up to cover their 'activities'. Good thing the back windows were tinted because things became a bit more heated as time went on, even Ashton at the front felt a bit frisky and reached over to give Faust some attention, the wolf clearly liking said attention.

By the time Faust parked the car, the guys in the back stepped out completely naked, while Ashton just had his pants on and Faust had his shirt opened completely, that's how hot things became inside the car, and he couldn't open the windows because the last thing he needed was him and his boys getting slapped with a 'public indecency' fine.

The other four just raced into the house, gathered into the living room and resumed their 'shenanigans' there, meanwhile, Ashton kept close to Faust, silently pulling him upstairs to the wolf's office. "Oh, want me all to yourself, eh?"

"I just wanted to thank you, for everything today~" He said as he reached up to remove the wolf's shirt.

But Faust grabbed his hands to stop him. "Ash. You're not obligated to do this in return for the things you bought. Not with me."

"Well, you said that I would have to be treated by clients and that I'm expected to return the favor, no?" He gently took hold of Faust's shirt, slowly peeling it off of the wolf's body. "What better time to start than now. Besides, I want to do it~" Faust's smile let him know that he accepted the beagle's reasoning, so they just slowly leaned into each other until their lips touched, Faust's shirt eventually came off and Ashton tossed it aside before starting to open his pants.

"My turn to make you feel good, today." Once Faust's cock was out, Ashton was practically smacked by the length before he was hit by the heavy musk. "Oh man..." He pressed his nose to the side and took a deep breath, letting out a small moan. "Smell's so good..." He eventually pulled the wolf's scrotum out as well, earning a small gasp of relief from him. "Aww, big alpha was trapped all day in such a small space. Let me help you, then~" Then turned his focus to those big, heavy balls of Faust's, showering one with licks, sucks, barely taking into his mouth like a big jaw-breaker, rolling it around his mouth and over his tongue for a few seconds before releasing it with a wet *schlop*, then taking the other one and giving it the same treatment.

Faust was in cloud nine. "Fuuu-huuuuck..." His eyes briefly rolled into the back of his head. "You're getting really good at this. Good boy... Oh, the clients will love you." He gently rested his hand on Ashton's head, but let the beagle do his thing because he was doing a superb job, so far.

"Mmm... thank you... Daddy." Ashton saw the wolf's cock visibly jump as he said that, it appears the title has quite the effect on the big man. He dragged his tongue on the underside of that cock, oh-so-slowly, from the base and all the way to the very tip, then took it into his mouth, again oh-so-slowly sinking down, his gag reflexes triggering here and there, but in general, he got used to taking the big wolf into his mouth and throat and was able to hold him down for about a minute, give or take.

"Grrrhh... Hrrr..." Faust's growls sent a pleasant shiver up Ashton's spine, it meant that he was doing it right and pleasing the wolf, which made him happy. Pulling back slowly until the fat head remained, Ashton began showing it a lot of love as he let his tongue focus on it, while his hands were busy with the rest of its length and those hefty balls. "Fuck... Ash... I'm getting close here... Real close..." Faust's voice was pretty deep, almost monstrous or demonic in a sense, but Ashton loved hearing that voice, especially when he's doing things like this for the wolf.

He just doubled his efforts and began bobbing his head back and forth over a good portion of Faust's manhood, the room quickly filling with the sounds of loud and messy slurping and sucking, the rest of the length he stroked with one hand, he could feel that the wolf was getting really close to his peak, which was further confirmed when the wolf's hands both grabbed onto his head, tightly, he just braced himself for what's coming after that. "Fuck... it's coming, baby. Hold on!" And Faust started thrusting and ramming himself, balls deep, into Ashton's throat, occasionally triggering the beagle's gagging and coughing, but he was holding out nicely despite that.

"Fuck... Fuck... FFFFFUUUUCCCKKK!!!" There it was. Ashton had to be brace himself with his hands on Faust's thighs as not to be slammed down into the wolf's crotch at full force, but he knew that he was gonna be there for a while as he could feel that load spurting and gushing straight down his throat, the wolf above him growling and snarling like the rabid beast he becomes at that time. Unfortunately, that last thrust was Ashton's undoing as he was wracked by a fit of gagging and coughing, forcing quite a bit of that thick, wolf jizz to gush up his throat and out of his mouth, or nostrils, creating yet another mess of his face and Faust's crotch, most of it dripping down his mouth and chin, all over his chest and the floor below them.

It was about a minute or so later that Faust's grip finally relaxed, allowing Ashton to pull back and off that cock, a few last ropes streaking over his face before taking the tip into his mouth again, gleefully swallowing the rest and even making a show of licking his lips. "Thanks for the meal, Daddy~"

"Thank you, puppy. That was fucking amazing..." He effortlessly pulled the canine onto his feet, pulling him in for a hard, deep kiss, while one hand slipped into the back of Ashton's pants, roughly rubbing and prodding at his hole with a couple of fingers. He pulled back from the kiss, that excited look still on his face. "The day that I get inside here, will be the day you know what heaven looks like." He had a bit of smugness and cockiness in that declaration, but Ashton knew that he was more than capable of doing just that. "You're turn now, no?" Faust looked down and his eyes grew wide... then looked up at Ashton with a smug, knowing smile, while Ashton was just blushing bright red.

"I, uh... might need to change my pants after that, hehe..." He said as his tented pants were a downright mess as the load he shot earlier, hands-free, soaked through the fabric of both his underwear and pants.

About an hour or so later. Everyone was dressed and gathered in the living room, watching Faust slowly pacing back and forth in front of the TV, holding a notebook in his hand. He tapped the page he had opened with a couple of fingers and started his announcement, wearing a small smile on his face. "Alright. Ashton, you'll finally be able to show your stuff in the actual environment of the club in three weeks' time." That earned some loud cheering from the others as they encouraged and congratulated their potential co-worker and friend. "Calm down, boys, down. That's only a test, your performance reviews will be what decides if you'll be working there or not. Well, mostly, anyways."

"He'll be awesome! I know it!" Ruckus piped in, hugging Ashton close. "We've seen him dance, that alone should guarantee him a place with us, right?"

"Unfortunately, that's not exactly up to you or me. If he performs on stage and the crowd decides that he isn't worth the attention, then I doubt we'll be able to keep him on board." He said that in a pretty serious tone since he wanted to hammer in that fact. "We saw him dance, and we know he has proper etiquette. But knowing something and being able to apply it in an active environment are two different things. When he gets to work the floor and stage, that will be the real test."

Ashton knew that the pressure was kinda piling on, whether he wanted it or not, but he met all of these awesome people, made these great friends, met Faust who was willing to give him a chance and was actually doing everything he can to make said chance even greater.

He was not gonna let them down. He can't let them down. "I'll do my best, Faust." He knew that Faust and the others will be there to support him, but he also knew that, generally speaking, he will have to do everything on his own. It was pretty intimidating to think of, but he was determined to make them proud, to make Faust proud.